The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-03

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chesfnnt frees md cIimhin0 vines. -,
Sha had ,sliehtlWs sra,,isedr her siding habit.
hoIdfnr up t6e trsin with her left, 6ar,d. ~
i pushed /, hurdle. and we started along
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narrnw 7,w1,nnrns nath fSinpeds With & hedge
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swllcRs9 on, ,SoIeul,aeo -1o agp - .nasa nuu
left while the bushes, denuded OF tnelr
ornaments, appeared tome 70 De repfoacn.
fnuy holo1ng up 70 my gaze Lnen aa muI.-'
lated stems, hke so many Iroisso nmgsls' .HSa,
Roger" said she' iaughingly' "look'
1t Is showing , -.
IN Iact, me wnibe makes zen iaseer alo
sIeWed tne pam.
maze no iePiy. Mltnouo Dems ao!o
10 account Iof IL 1ei1 1soMSmnao 10y annoyeu;
HOW could nelp lts All tnaI sul,oonucu ,lVt,esl
-nae.sne meadow, tne uees, tne neuge Will
lts naWtnorn, It's n.acS anu A.s WtAu ~ 80,
all mad, as it were, become with time q
part OF myself, 80 It seemed 70 me tnas
each flower that 1ell was q partoL myseiI
dropping to the earth, and to avoid tread
ing on them / instincdyely turned my
io05stePs as,an; oh. x,as At that
pow momant sneatine. of thas NOR wio
are oppressed. Of the lowly' who are dis
dained: of the pleasure she derived from
going to their aid, and as she spoke she
worid H raise her arm, switch her whip
around and tufts of lilacs would bend
down and hant droopine Ike Ifeless locks
Of hair.
Against my viii I became sad. I felt
like Checking her arm.
stAfter ALL" reflected ], tsshe does not
think of what she is doing"
s.Suzanne," said to her, "what arc
You doing?'' a
ssWho, T." she replied gayly; "why,
don't you see, am amusing myself"
And the cruel riding whip, welded by a
skillful hand, switched right and left, up
and down, while rose leaves were scat
tered, lilac petals stripped of and daisies
decapitated. With sweet smile on her
lips she, the young girl, was extirpatlng
the flowers.
ssYet," I said to myself, they nave
done her no harm. None of them, l am
sure, nave soe IN her may, as nos arooaI on . has
pr1ckeo 9gr hngeas' shas,a ~ Gt1n sba ~ cSast;ss I
dress. why eaeA snouau s1o xnss' <4s !,
them? = And stm, what can I say
to her now? She does not understand. ~
So great was my fear Of appearing
ridiculous that I hardly dared say any
thing.
Suzanne at length risked /, in a
tone which tried to render jocose, "you
do NOT reflect. = They suffer-"
sThey-who.' queried she, half turning
around. -
saThey,n murmured I, timidly. dared
not say athe flowers" but with my finger
+ pointed to the hedge.
She burst out laughing.
"Really, Roger" exclaimed she, "yon
must have lost your senses! Flowers suf-
fer! Oh, my! but you are childishp' =,